Saturday Art School

Spring 2019 Semester

Who / What: Saturday Art School is an extracurricular visual arts program for children in grades Kindergarten to 12. Local children and teens explore ideas and materials with advanced art education students, under the direction of faculty and graduate assistants, each Saturday for eight weeks.

** Please note: Pre-school classes will NOT be offered this semester in Saturday Art School. Children must be 5 years old to enroll in the Kindergarten class.

2019 Theme: Home: Of or relating to the place where one lives. They say “home is where the heart is” but home is also a place—a place we go to, a place we come from. Home is malleable—we change our homes from time to time as we transition in life because we grow up, because our families change, because we want a different lifestyle, because something has made our homes unsafe. How is it that some places feel like home and others don't? What does it mean to make a new home? How does it feel to go home after an absence? Are homes a given or do we “make" our homes?

When: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on these Saturdays in spring 2019

February 16

February 23

March 2

March 9

March 23

March 30

April 6 (Exhibition Day!)

April 13

Online Registration

If your child has special learning needs that require a small classroom environment, please contact the SAS Director directly at SaturdayArt@mail.naz.edu BEFORE you register your child for classes to discuss whether or not your child's learning needs can be met in our larger classroom context.

Registration takes place online from 9 a.m. January 15, 2019 to 9 a.m. January 29, 2019.

Online registration happens live, so you will know immediately whether your child's registration has been accepted.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Curriculum

What do children learn about in Saturday Art School?

Our curriculum is thematic and rotates each session (for example: place, transformation, time). Each Saturday Art School teacher develops an age appropriate unit around the chosen big idea/theme for the session. No two classes do the same project or examine the session's theme in the same way. For example, with the idea of transformation, the kindergarten class might explore how changing our point of view transforms the world by pretending to be birds flying high above and creating land art than can only be seen from the sky, while the high school class might identify and examine labels that affect and transform us by creating self-portraits that speak back to these labels.

What media/materials and techniques will my child use?

Each Saturday Art School teacher uses their discretion to choose age appropriate art materials for the lessons they develop. Depending upon the age and project the teacher may decide to focus on one material, like painting, for the whole session while another might decide to use several materials in tangent, like drawing and printmaking.

How many projects will my child make?

Some classes may make a series of smaller projects, other may focus on developing one larger, in-depth project. Most often younger artists create several artworks over the eight weeks, and older artists create a single, more involved, piece.

Will my child bring a project home each week?

No, our Exhibition happens on Day 7 of Saturday Art School and we will keep the work for display at that time. Your young artists will bring home their project(s) on Day 8, the final day of Saturday Art School.

Cost and Registration Questions

Is the cost of $80 per week or for the entire 8 weeks?

The cost of $80 covers the entire 8 week session.

The class is full, is there a wait list?

Unfortunately, no. We do not have a wait list. Our classes are purposefully small and fill very quickly. We rarely have anyone cancel once they are registered.

Do you give refunds?

No, the class is not refundable.

Logistics

Is transportation provided?

No. Nazareth College does not provide any transportation for students to and from Saturday Art School.

Do I have to stay in class with my child?

No. Children are supervised by their classroom art teacher and classroom aides depending upon age and grade level.

Do I have to stay on the premises during class time?

No. Children are supervised by their classroom art teacher and classroom aides depending upon age and grade level. Please feel free to run errands and complete other tasks during the class period from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. We do ask that you pick up your child promptly at 11:30 a.m. as faculty and staff have responsibilities to attend to after class is over.

How does drop off and pick up work?

The first day of class, we ask you to take an extra step to double check your contact and emergency information at a registration table in the lobby of the Arts Center.

After the first day, please drop off your young artist at her/his classroom at the start of class and sign your young artist in. At the end of class, please pick up and sign out your young artist promptly at 11:30 a.m. If you have any other concerns about pick off or pick up please communicate with your young artist's teacher ahead of time.

What happens if there is bad weather?

Snow days are rare, but not out of the question. If you do not receive a phone call from your young artist's teacher there is Saturday Art School. You can also check back to this website for weather related news.

Students with Special Needs

My child has an IEP (or 504 Plan). Are there accommodations and supports available to meet my child's needs?

Saturday Art School is an inclusive environment. Instruction within the Saturday Art Program is differentiated to meet the needs of all learners. Please let the instructor know of any individualized needs that are specific to your child. Be sure to fill out the section of the registration form titled- Special Needs/Medical Conditions/Allergies. Attach any additional paperwork that will support instruction.

Students Needing 6:1:1 or 8:1:1 Environment

Saturday Art School is not able to provide a 6:1:1 or 8:1:1 environment. Our class sizes cap at 20 young artists and are almost always full.

Additionally, while we have a classroom aid in the room, this aid is a beginning art education student and provides individualized support to all young artists across classes, but cannot be a committed 1:1 aid for any individual young artist.

With communication with our families, we work to provide as many learning supports as possible in a general classroom environment to our young artists. If you are not sure if your young artist will find a successful fit in our Saturday Art School context, I strongly encourage you to contact the SAS Program Director at SaturdayArt@mail.naz.edu BEFORE you register your young artist for class as we are NOT able to provide refunds.